What you will explore
- Safe and responsible use of digital devices
- Collaboration using digital tools
- Finding, searching and using credible sources
- Safe and responsible use of AI
- Impacts of technology
Start with the idea
Digital literacy means more than being able to operate software. It includes evaluating sources, managing information responsibly, working with others online and understanding the limits of automated tools.
Claim Check Lab
Challenge three fictional headlines and AI claims using an evidence checklist. No account needed and no personal data submitted.
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Try it yourself
- Find two sources making a claim about technology, and record who published them.
- Check the date, original evidence and whether each source distinguishes fact from opinion.
- Write a short statement explaining when using AI for drafting is different from presenting AI text as your own research.
What could this lead to?
Explore how the skills behind this topic appear in work:
Check your understanding
Project and progression
This original TutorSyntax activity can be used before GCSE study or for enrichment. It develops broadly useful computing skills but is not a final specification for a future GCSE.
Independent TutorSyntax teaching material · last reviewed 22 October 2026. Learning resources may be updated as curricula evolve.